SHIGEMI YASUHARA
Born in 1984 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Lives and works in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Shigemi Yasuhara (b. 1984 in Aichi, Japan) addresses with solemnity, the most popular subject of Nihonga: nature. Working on a signature butter-yellow background, Yasuhara depicts the branch of a tree, a vine, or a landscape in pitch perfect brush strokes and delicate colors. The paintings are fresh and captivating with the pure joy that nature paintings can offer.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Solo Exhibition (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo)
2018
Solo Exhibition (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo)
2015
Solo Exhibition (Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
Nihonga: Contemporary Art of Japan (SEIZAN Gallery, New York)
2015
Fukushima Prefecture Yamatsumi Shrine, Ookami Tenjoe Restoration Project
2014
Selections from the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Sho no Kai (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)
AWARDS
2019
Grand prix for Yamatane Museum of Art NIHONGA AWARD: Seed 2019-Meet the Future of Nihonga- (Yamatane Museum of Art, Tokyo)
2016
Recipient, Ikuo Hirayama Art and Culture Award
2015
Recipient, Ikuo Hirayama Scholarship (Tokyo University of the Arts)
2013
Nihon Bijutsuin, Spring Exhibition, First-time Selection
Nihon Bijutsuin, Official Exhibition, First-time Selection
Nihon Bijutsuin, Official Exhibition, Selected
2011
Honorable Mention for Thesis Work (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Liberal Arts Department)
2008
Recipient of Ataka Prize (Tokyo University of the Arts)
PROJECTS
2018
La peinture japonaise, nouvelle génération, tradition et transmission (France)
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2016
Nomura Art Prize, Honorable mention for thesis project, included in permanent collection
EXHIBITIONS
Nihonga: Contemporary Art of Japan